One of those days.

I’ve done something similar, and tried weighing the cases.... didn’t solve the problem. So I pulled them all and weighed the charges and re-seated the projectiles!

One time the MTM case came open in the storage box (with all my range gear) and scattered a ladder test all,over the inside of the transport case.... weighing those rounds worked well. I had presorted by weight the cases and the projectiles before loading. 338LM, I was in my “anal” phase.....

My worst work F-up, caused 750K of property damage..... all because I forgot to re-set a tripped circuit breaker..... but that’s a different story...
 
Well at least you didn’t Shart !!, yourself that is even worst !!!!!!!
So don’t sweat the small things .....it happens to the best of us ....and the sharpie idea saved my bacon a couple of times

Lmao!
 
whenever i work up a load like that i colour code around the primer with crayons. And write down what i put in them according to colour. I am the worst at doing stuff like this or forgetting what i did. I need to write everything down.
 
Ganderite said:
I bet most of us have done that. I know I have. Did it at the bench. Did it on the range.

Sharpie is now my friend.

Now that I think about it, I don't think I have dumped a box since I started labelling each round....
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Just like having a spare tire on your (utility, boat, snowmobile, etc.) trailer; once you have one, you'll never need it!
 
notsorichguy said:
I’ve done something similar, and tried weighing the cases.... didn’t solve the problem. So I pulled them all and weighed the charges and re-seated the projectiles!

One time the MTM case came open in the storage box (with all my range gear) and scattered a ladder test all,over the inside of the transport case.... weighing those rounds worked well. I had presorted by weight the cases and the projectiles before loading. 338LM, I was in my “anal” phase.....

My worst work F-up, caused 750K of property damage..... all because I forgot to re-set a tripped circuit breaker..... but that’s a different story...
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I know a guy who stained like $220 000 worth of wood beams with the wrong color... The boss has a really nice extension/covered deck now... lol


I made up a bunch of reloads, thought I knew which were which by how they sat in the case... Didn't think about the fact the case is the same from either side, so once it made it into the ammo box and then out on the bench I wasn't sure which was which anymore! Now when I use the 20rd cases, I put some tape on the outside of it.

This time around, I used a piece of painters tape over the bullets and labelled the tape (And I mean one big piece of tape that covers all 6 bullets of each loading.)
 
I know this one chap that bawt a bran spankin new Fiskars axe.
And he ........ he............well chit, he wanted an ambulance ride.
Coming up a year now folks and this incident lets the bloke know 'bout
that day almost a year ago.
 
Sharpie. I don't write 46.5 on each case. All 5 will get 6.5. the next 5 get 7.0. then 7.5

The advantage of this is that (besides protection when I drop the box and mix them up) is that the number survives the shooting and can become of interest later when I find a loose pocket, etc.
 
Ganderite said:
Sharpie. I don't write 46.5 on each case. All 5 will get 6.5. the next 5 get 7.0. then 7.5

The advantage of this is that (besides protection when I drop the box and mix them up) is that the number survives the shooting and can become of interest later when I find a loose pocket, etc.
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Does the sharpie come off when tumbling, or...?
 
Sharpie comes off with tumbling.

I tumble after sizing and priming, to get lube off and to polish. If I find a problem while sizing/priming it is nice to be able to know what powder charge was involved.
 
Use baggies for incremental loads. I'm guessing you're like everyone else and do 5 round groups per increment, so all you need is a few baggies.
 
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